Some of 2024’s biggest and brightest TV moments happened when we were least expecting them. To celebrate the year’s wildest and stealthiest cameos and castings, has rounded up more than 20 on-screen appearances that caught audiences off guard and/or teased us with a fun wink-wink. Movie stars frolicked all over the small screen this year, from Bradley Cooper’s post-Oscars pop-in to Tilda Swinton’s aquatic voice-acting gig on .
But these just scratched the surface of TV’s most covert cameos of the year. Our list below also includes famous faces and other big moments from shows like , , , , and many more. From a pair of superheroes who never appeared in the Marvel Animated Universe before, to not one, but surprise appearances, let’s Since we’re never getting another true crossover between and , we’ll happily settle for Gina Torres (aka ’s Tommy Vega) making an audio cameo during a flashback to on .
“I called Gina and just said, ‘Hey, can you do a little voiceover for me?’” showrunner Tim Minear tells TVLine. “I needed a great voice, and she’s got the best voice.” Commercials for the ABC comedy’s were hyping a big cameo, but our money was on yet another Philly sports figure.
So imagine our surprise when the Oscar nominee showed up at the school to poke fun at himself (no, he was not in or or ) and harken back to where we first fell in love with him (he was the face of , as far as Melissa is concerned). “I did find this guy on Reddit..
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